Table 2.
Variable | Variable categories | N | Median drive-time (interquartile range) in minutes | Rank correlation coefficient r |
Perceived hospital accessibility | 1 (best perceived access) | 1590 | 7.9 (4.7–11.8) | - |
2 | 2695 | 11.1 (8.1–14.0) | - | |
3 | 3226 | 12.6 (10.0–15.1) | - | |
3 | 3226 | 12.6 (10.0–15.1) | - | |
4 | 2474 | 13.9 (11.2–15.8) | - | |
5 (poorest perceived access) | 1868 | 14.6 (11.8–16.4) | - | |
All respondents | 11853 | 12.6 (9.3–14.9) | 0.38 | |
Male | 5270 | 0.38 | ||
Female | 6583 | 0.38 | ||
Age (years) | 18–24 | 832 | 12.6 (9.3–14.9) | 0.36 |
25–34 | 1686 | 0.32 | ||
35–44 | 2078 | 0.38 | ||
45–54 | 2303 | 0.42 | ||
55–64 | 2040 | 0.45 | ||
65–74 | 1738 | 0.36 | ||
75+ | 1176 | 0.38 | ||
Household income (annual) | Low | 1207 | 12.4 (9.3–15.0) | 0.39 |
Medium | 4499 | 12.6 (9.3–15.0) | 0.37 | |
High | 5280 | 11.9 (9.1–14.8) | 0.41 | |
No car quintile | 1 (lowest proportion with no car) | 2212 | 11.2 (7.3–14.6) | 0.47 |
2 | 2723 | 12.0 (9.3–15.0) | 0.39 | |
3 | 2600 | 12.6 (10.0–14.9) | 0.34 | |
4 | 2424 | 13.9 (11.6–15.5) | 0.33 | |
5 (highest proportion with no car) | 2133 | 12.3 (9.3–14.7) | 0.39 | |
Perceived public transport access | 1 (very well placed) | 5140 | 11.7 (8.5–14.7) | 0.41 |
2 | 3114 | 12.4 (9.3–14.9) | 0.37 | |
3 | 2204 | 13.0 (10.3–15.3) | 0.31 | |
4 | 744 | 13.3 (10.7–15.7) | 0.31 | |
5 (not at all well placed) | 472 | 12.6 (11.4–16.4) | 0.25 | |
Injury | Yes | 828 | 12.3 (9.3–15.0) | 0.46 |
No | 10830 | 12.3 (9.3–14.9) | 0.38 |
All p-values for the rank correlation coefficients were p < 0.01